The Philippines has temporarily banned health workers from leaving for overseas jobs in an attempt to strengthen its own health systems.
On Friday the death toll from the coronavirus in the country reached 221, while confirmed cases totalled 4,195.
The ruling preventing doctors, nurses and others from taking work abroad has prompted an online petition from nurses and as well as criticism from medical groups.
“If the government wants to keep our health workers within our country, then we must offer competitive salaries and benefits so they will choose to stay, instead of being forced to,” Leah Paquiz of the nursing advocacy group Ang Nars told the Rappler website.
Via Rappler
